Cut flower holder



June 24, 1941. E. ENDRES CUT FLOWER HOLDER Filed Dec. 18, 1939 Patented June 24, 1941 illlilfi Edith.

3 Claims.

The invention aims to provide a new and im proved holder of cardboard or the like for use principally by florists to hold out flowers or plants in orderly fashion for local delivery or shipment.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, description being accomplished by reference to the accompanying drawing.

Figure l is a perspective view of the holder complete.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a plurality of cut flowers held by the holder.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the blank of card board or the like from which the flattened sleeve of the holder is formed.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the divider of cardboard or the like for reception in the sleeve.

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which edgewise pressure on the sleeve, with the divider partly withdrawn, will move the side walls of said sleeve away from said divider to facilitate insertion of the cut flowers.

In the drawing above briefly described, a preferred form of construction has been illustrated, and while this construction will be rather specifically explained, it is to be understood that variations may be made within the scope of the invention as claimed.

A flattened sleeve 7 is provided, preferably formed from a single sheet of cardboard or Similar material 3 (Fig. 4;) creased on converging lines 9 and having its end portions H3 overlapped and secured together, preferably by light wire staples ll. By forming the sleeve in this or an equivalent manner, it is given a flattened formation with its two side Walls 52 and i3 connected along their converging edges by the creases 9.

A tapered divider Hi, preferably formed from cardboard, is receivable between the side walls l2 and i3 with its converging edges 15 engageable with the creases 9. When this divider Hi is partially withdrawn from the sleeve 1 as seen in Fig. 6 and the creases 9 are pressed inwardly toward each other, as indicated by the arrows iii in Fig. 6, the side walls l2 and 13 will be outwardly sprung away from said divider, thus facilitating insertion of the stems of cut flowers or the like between said side walls and said divider. After the stems have been inserted, forcing of the divider M as far as possible into the sleeve 7, will spread the creases 9, thereby drawing the side walls I2 and i3 inwardly, causing them to coast with the divider M in gripping the stems and holding them in orderly fan-like fashion.

If desired, the device may be sold completely assembled as shown in Fig. 1, a number of the devices being stacked and packaged in flat form. However, the device may also be marketed if desired, with the dividers I l removed from the sleeves l to be inserted by the florist. Then too, the blanks shown in Fig. 4 and the dividers l4 may be marketed prior to forming the sleeves from th blanks, leaving completion of the article and assembly to the florist. When marketed in this form, the device may be used by placing one of the blanks 8 flat upon a table, laying about half of an order of cut flowers upon the central portion of the blank, then placing the divider M upon the stem of the flowers, laying the remainder of the order upon said divider, inwardly folding the ends id of the blank into overlapping relation with each other and securing said ends by stapling or tying.

It will be seen from the foregoing that a simple and inexpensive and very desirable article has been provided for holding out flowers and the like in orderly fashion for local delivery or shipment. While preferred details have been disclosed, attention is again invited to th possibility of making variations within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A cut flower holder comprising a flattened sleeve open at both ends and having two longitudinal creases positioned to provide it with two opposed side walls joined by said creases, and a flat divider between said side Walls and having two of its edges engaged with said creases,

2. A cut flower holder comprising a flattened and tapered sleeve open at both ends and having two longitudinal creases positioned to provide it with two tapered side walls joined by said creases, and a flat tapered divider between said side walls and having its converging edges engaged with said creases.

3. A cut flower holder comprising a flattened and tapered sleeve open at both ends and having two longitudinal creases positioned to provide it with two tapered side walls joined by said creases, and a fiat tapered divider between said side walls and having its converging edges engaged with said creases, said divider being free from connection with said sleeve, whereby said divider may be partially withdrawn to permit edgewise manual contraction of said sleeve for the purpose of springing said side walls away from the divider to facilitate flower stem insertion, and said divider may then be forced back into the sleeve to spread the latter edgewise and thus move said walls toward the divider to grip the flower stems.

EUGENE ENDRES. 

